【雙語閱讀】阿里巴巴競(jìng)標(biāo)收購視頻公司優(yōu)酷土豆

    通過過去幾年野心勃勃的投資和收購，阿里巴巴從原先一個(gè)只注重電子商務(wù)和電子支付的企業(yè)，現(xiàn)在已進(jìn)軍多個(gè)新型商業(yè)，包括電子地圖、音樂、叫車、團(tuán)購、即時(shí)通訊、在線旅行及在線學(xué)習(xí)。最近阿里巴巴宣布，將要收購優(yōu)酷和土豆。下面跟小編一起來看一則相關(guān)報(bào)道。

　
　　China’s Internet conglomerate Alibaba announced Friday that it has made a non-binding all-cash offer to acquire the rest of the country’s most popular online video streaming website Youku Tudou Inc.
　　中國的綜合性互聯(lián)網(wǎng)企業(yè)阿里巴巴周五宣布，已向中國最受歡迎的在線視頻網(wǎng)站優(yōu)酷土豆集團(tuán)發(fā)出非約束性要約，全現(xiàn)金收購剩余股份。
　　Alibaba currently owns 18.3 percent of the outstanding shares of Youku after a strategic investment in April 2014. It said in a press release that it proposed to buy the rest for US$26.6 per American depositary share in a US$4.2-billion deal.
　　在2014年4月的戰(zhàn)略性投資后，阿里巴巴現(xiàn)持優(yōu)酷18.3%的巨額股份。在一次新聞發(fā)布會(huì)，阿里巴巴計(jì)劃收購剩余股份，按照每ADS(美國存托憑證)26.60美元計(jì)算，交易總額42億美元。
　　The offer represents a 30 percent premium to Youku’s closing price on Thursday when Youku’s shares rose 4.88 percent to close at US$20.43 in New York.
　　優(yōu)酷土豆股票在紐約證券交易所周四的股價(jià)上漲4.88%，收盤價(jià)達(dá)20.43美元，這次交易意味著比收盤價(jià)溢價(jià)30%。
　　Alibaba said it is making the proposal with the support of the founding shareholders of Youku, including Victor Koo, Chengwei Capital and their affiliates.
　　阿里巴巴稱這次交易獲得了優(yōu)酷創(chuàng)始股東的支持，包括古永鏘、成為基金及其子公司。
　　Under the proposal, Youku’s founder, Victor Koo, would continue to lead the business as chairman and chief executive officer.
　　在這次交易下，優(yōu)酷的創(chuàng)始者古永鏘仍會(huì)繼續(xù)擔(dān)任董事會(huì)主席和首席執(zhí)行官，領(lǐng)導(dǎo)業(yè)務(wù)發(fā)展。
　　Digital entertainment is core to Alibaba’s strategy of promoting consumption of virtual goods and services.
　　電子娛樂是阿里巴巴推動(dòng)虛擬物品與服務(wù)消費(fèi)戰(zhàn)略的核心部分。
　　"Digital products, especially video, are just as important as physical goods in e-commerce, and Youku’s high-quality video content will be a core component of Alibaba’s digital product offering in the future," said Daniel Zhang, chief executive officer of Alibaba Group.
　　阿里巴巴首席執(zhí)行官張勇說：“電子商品，特別是視頻，和電子商務(wù)中的實(shí)物一樣重要。優(yōu)酷高質(zhì)量的視頻內(nèi)容將成為未來阿里巴巴電子產(chǎn)品供應(yīng)鏈中的一個(gè)核心部分。”
　　"A closer partnership with Youku will give us the opportunity to support Victor and his leadership team to fulfill the dream of building the leading digital entertainment platform in China," said Alibaba Group executive chairman Jack Ma.
　　阿里巴巴的主席馬云說：“和優(yōu)酷進(jìn)一步的合作關(guān)系給了我們一個(gè)支持古永鏘和他的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)團(tuán)隊(duì)的機(jī)會(huì)，讓他們能夠?qū)崿F(xiàn)搭建中國領(lǐng)軍電子娛樂平臺(tái)的夢(mèng)想。”
　　Youku currently has more than 500 million active users.
　　優(yōu)酷現(xiàn)有超過五億的活躍用戶。
　　After ambitious investments and acquisitions over the past few years, Alibaba, which once mainly focused on e-commerce and digital payment, has entered an array of new businesses, like digital mapping, music, taxi hailing, group buying, instant messaging and online tourism and learning.
　　通過過去幾年野心勃勃的投資和收購，阿里巴巴從原先一個(gè)只注重電子商務(wù)和電子支付的企業(yè)，現(xiàn)在已進(jìn)軍多個(gè)新型商業(yè)，包括電子地圖、音樂、叫車、團(tuán)購、即時(shí)通訊、在線旅行及在線學(xué)習(xí)。
　　Alibaba’s shares rose 4.73 percent to close at US$71.78 in New York on Thursday. Despite the rally, its shares have fallen 40 percent from its all-time-high of US$120 in early November last year amid growth concerns.
　　周四，阿里巴巴股價(jià)上漲4.73%，在紐約收盤價(jià)為71.78美元。盡管有所回升，但由于對(duì)增長的擔(dān)憂，距去年11月上旬的最高價(jià)120美元下降40%。
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